The obligation in Article 1(2) is also made by the Philippines. absolute. By requiring States to take all necessary death the measures abolish Notably, the Second Optional Protocol inconsistent taking any with steps individual is UN Human (HRC) Rights may complaints in receive relation allegations of failures to comply a State towards the Committee penalty within their jurisdiction, completely party to to with the Second Optional Protocol unless a the reintroduction of the death penalty. reservation was made at the time of ratification. It follows that the Philippines, as a State party to the Second Optional Protocol: Because no declarations a. must not take reintroduce within the the relation any steps death people that mechanism must not 2 Optional Protocol, of no for a reservation made its open person Second reservation to at the time of ratification in relation to wartime acts. In any event at the time of ratification, reservation or avenue for individual within these obligations is permissible, save no of ratification, complaint and international scrutiny is any the the in within its jurisdiction. Article by to any person within jurisdiction of the Philippines. execute Following made or or jurisdiction; and b. were Philippines at the time to penalty Philippines to reservations declaration was 19 the